New passenger vehicle registrations in France in 2016 increased by 5.1%. The PSA Group was the top-selling carmaker with Renault the best-selling brand. Most of the gains went to foreign brands although Renault and Dacia also had stronger sales. The Renault Clio was again the favorite car model of the French. New Car Market in France in 2016 New passenger vehicle … [Read more...]

The Renault Clio, Peugeot 208 and 308 remained the best-selling car models in France in 2016 according to car sales statistics for the full year. The Dacia Sandero had strong sales in France in 2016. Two new models with a strong entry into the French new car market were the Renault Mégane IV and the Renault Kadjar. The VW Polo was again the favorite imported car model of the … [Read more...]

The top-selling carmaker in France during the first three quarters of 2016 was again the PSA Group with Renault the top brand and the Clio favorite model. New passenger vehicle registrations in France increased by 5.7% to just over 1.5 million cars during the first nine months of 2016. The French New Vehicle Market in 2016 (Q1) During the first nine months of 2016, new … [Read more...]

The PSA Group was the strongest carmaker in France during the first quarter of 2016 with Renault the best-selling brand and the Clio the top-selling model. New passenger vehicle registrations in France increased by 8.2% during the first three months of 2016 to just over half a million sales. Electric car sales doubled and took a just over one percent share of the French new car … [Read more...]

In 2015, the Renault Clio and Peugeot 208 were again the most-popular car models of the French with the VW Polo the top-selling foreign car model in France. The composition of the models on the list of the 20 best-selling car models in France in 2015 hardly changed from a year ago with the Renault Twingo III the only new entrant. The Toyota Yaris replaced the Nissan Qashqai as … [Read more...]

In 2015, the PSA Group (Peugeot Citroen) was the best-selling car manufacturer in France, Renault the most-popular brand and VW the top imported marque. The French car market expanded by 6.8% to 1,9 million new passenger vehicle registrations – the best performance since 2011. Almost all carmakers and brands in France had an increase in car sales in 2015. The popularity of … [Read more...]

PSA was the strongest carmaker in France during the first three quarters of 2015 with Renault the top-selling brand and the Clio the best-selling model. New passenger vehicle registrations in France increased by 6.3% during the first nine months of 2015. French car manufacturers and brands lost market share while German luxury brands Mercedes-Benz and BMW experienced strong … [Read more...]

The PSA Group remained the strongest carmaker in France during the first quarter of 2015 with Renault the top-selling brand and the Clio the favorite model. New passenger vehicle registrations in France expanded by a surprisingly strong 6.9% in January to March 2015 with foreign brands benefiting most from the growing French car market. The Volkswagen Group remained the … [Read more...]

The Renault Clio and Peugeot 208 remained the top-selling car models in France during 2014. The Captur and 308 were also favorites of French car buyers. In a flat car market, the Fiat 500 was the only truly new model on the top-twenty list of best-selling car models in France in 2014. No foreign brands were among the top ten most-popular car models in France. Top 20 Car Models … [Read more...]

In 2014, the PSA Group (Peugeot, Citroen, DS) was the best-selling carmaker in France; Renault was the most popular car brand and the Clio the top model. New passenger vehicle registrations in France in 2014 were up 0.3%, or only just over 5,000 cars. French carmakers gained 2% market share while most foreign brands experience weaker sales in France. The French New Car Market … [Read more...]

2014 (Q1-3): The French car market expanded by 2.1%, PSA remained the strongest manufacturer, Renault the strongest brand and the Clio the favorite car model of the French. Growth in new passenger vehicle registrations in France during the first nine months of 2014 was mostly due to French car makes selling 7% more than in 2013 – imported car sales were down 3.6%. PSA, Renault … [Read more...]

The French new car market grew 2.9% during the first six months of 2014. Renault was the strongest brand while the Clio was the favorite car model of the French. During the first half of 2014, the French car market expanded by nearly 3% with domestic manufacturers showing the strongest growth. However, for the second year in a row, new passenger vehicle registrations in … [Read more...]

Car sales were positive during the first three months of 2014 in France. Renault was the strongest brand with the Clio the favorite car model of the French. The first quarter of 2014 saw the French car market expand by 2.9% for the first positive start to a year since 2011. French car manufacturers had positive growth while imported brands were mostly weaker. The PSA … [Read more...]

PSA remained the strongest car manufacturer in France in 2013 while Renault is the best-selling brand and Volkswagen the most popular foreign marque. In 2013, PSA (Peugeot & Citroen) remained the top-selling car manufacturer in France, followed by the Renault and Volkswagen groups. Renault was the best-selling car brand in France followed by Peugeot and Citroen. The … [Read more...]

The Renault Clio was the top-selling car model in France in 2013 while the VW Polo remained the favorite imported car model of the French. The Renault Clio was again the most popular car model in France in 2013. The Peugeot 208 and Citroen C3 were also selling well in a still shrinking French passenger vehicle market. The Volkswagen Polo was the best-selling foreign-branded … [Read more...]

Renault, Peugeot and Citroen were the top-selling car brands in France during the first nine months of 2013. Clio was the favorite car model of the French. Car sales in France continued to slide during the third quarter of 2013 but at a slower pace than earlier in 2013. During the first nine months of 2013, new passenger vehicle registrations in France declined by 8.5%. … [Read more...]

The French car market was weak during the first half of 2013 with Renault, Peugeot and Citroen the top-selling brands. The Renault Clio is France's favorite car model. From January to June 2013, new passenger vehicle registrations in France declined by 11.3% to below the million car mark. PSA remained the strongest car-manufacturing group while Renault, Peugeot, Citroen … [Read more...]

Renault, Peugeot and Citroen were the top-selling car manufacturers in France during the first quarter of 2013. The Clio was the most popular car model. First quarter 2013 car sales in France were down almost 15% with all major manufacturers seeing a decline in unit sales. The PSA group remained the strongest manufacturing group while Renault is the strongest car brand … [Read more...]

Renault, Peugeot, and Citroen remained the top-selling car brands and manufacturers in a weakening French car market in 2012. The Clio narrowly outsold the Mégane to become France’s favorite car. In 2012, PSA remained France’s top car manufacturer while the strongest car brands were Renault, Peugeot, Citroen, and Volkswagen. The Renault Clio was the most popular car model in … [Read more...]

Renault, Peugeot, and Citroen remained the top-selling car brands in France from January to September 2012. Volkswagen was the most popular imported car. New passenger vehicle registrations in France declined by 14% during the first three quarters of 2012. The market leaders Renault, Peugeot and Citroen strongly underperformed the general market but maintained their … [Read more...]